Thoughts From Ephesians Series #21

We serve an Awesome God and Lord Jesus Christ!  All three parts of the Godhead are  present in our walk of faith. When we  are in the presence of Deity, we “bow our knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,”  (Ephesians 3:14). Throughout the Old and New Testaments when godly people came into the presence of God, adoration was the  order of the day.

Even when we are not physically bending our knees in praise of our Heavenly Father, we are  to be in a spirit of adoration. Just like  it says to “pray without ceasing,” which  does not mean that we are constantly  praying; rather it means that we are  to be in a spirit of prayer, ready to pray when the need arises. I think it is the same here. Our hearts and minds must be bended in adoration to the Lord.

Christians are a part of “family of faith” mentioned  in Ephesians 3:15. We share a common faith with every Christian in the whole world. We share a common salvation (Jude 3).

As has been  stressed many times in the Epistle of Ephesians, God has  great things in place for His children. His riches are  endless and He wants us to have all the blessings a  loving Father has for His children,

He wants us to live our life with the might of God present through the  work of the Holy Spirit who indwells  us. Like I said in the very first article of this series, God is not  a stingy God, not wanting to bless us; rather, He rejoices in blessing us.

We have the Holy Spirit of God indwelling us (Acts 2:38). We must take advantage  of that blessed  truth and live daily in the Spirit. We must want all God has for us. All the blessings  of God must be received  so that we can grow in the Lord Jesus and help others  find and enjoy the marvelous light of the Gospel.

-November 6, 2017, at Graymere Church of Christ, Columbia, TN (CBI)

Larry Miles, lives in Louisville, KY, and is Co-Editor of Word and Work.org